March 10, 2016

Apple Inc. v. United States of America et al. is no more. Despite the support of multiple high-profile author and bookseller advocates, the Supreme Court refused to consider the case,… Read more »

Amazon

Dave Eggers’ new hardcover will be available in indie bookstores only — Bryn Goldstein
"BoxedOut" campaign to warn customers of costs of shopping on Amazon this season — Ryan Harrington
What are the other options for those who think GoodReads “sucks” and is “just shy of unbearable”? — Athena Bryan
California and Washington enter Amazon investigation — Andy Dion

Lever Press is making academic publishing free (for at least five years)

Chad Felix

As regular MobyLives readers know, academic publishing is an expensive mess—one that’s seen protest after protest, ineptitude, corruption … and more corruption. No, it’s not a pretty picture, that ivory… Read more »

Lionel Shriver calls the Year of Publishing Women “rubbish”

Taylor Sperry

Last year we reported on novelist Kamila Shamsie’s call to make 2018 the “Year of Publishing Women”—an effort to correct the gender imbalance among authors who win and judge major… Read more »

Pre-order A Man Lies Dreaming and receive special comic, A Man Named Wolf

Melville House

If you’re a Raymond Chandler fan, the opening pages of Lavie Tidhar’s A Man Lies Dreaming will prove a source of considerable excitement. Here are the master’s exquisite, obsessive descriptions; the shadowy urban landscapes; and of… Read more »

Melville House Books

SCOTUS denies Apple’s appeal, bringing an end to four-year ebook pricing case

Liam O’Brien